The last topics can be real problems for people new to diabetes. The first reference is my blog on the summary of diabetes basics which wil...
Do you know and understand depression. If you are new to diabetes, this should be on your list of topics to learn about. Since diabetes is ...
Another topic that every person new to type 2 diabetes should be concerned about is their feet and any sores that heal very slowly on the fe...
I had wanted to end this series, but my friends said not yet and emailed me this topic and more. It is about dental care when you have diab...
I sincerely hope that you have gained information or reviewed information that could be important to you from this series. I am aware of se...
If you have not read Part 4 of this series, please do so. This is also about food, but I will be discussing the type of medications and foo...
“Go To” Diabetes Resources – These are some of the internet sources and written sources that I use and our support group uses. We always us...
When we consider the health impacts of eating meat, cardiovascular disease is the first thing that comes to mind. Popular diet advocates of...
This blog is about some of the variables involved in your management of your diabetes. This also emphasizes the saying of what works for me...
There is more to food and finding your own food plan than meets the eye. I would urge readers to read some of the mistakes I made shortly a...
If you are new to diabetes, have you demolished the panic panel yet? Many people new to type 2 diabetes have panicked and delayed their acc...
When friends say they will help pull information together for something, I did not realize how thorough they would be. I was intending to m...
Moving from the shock and anger on the day or days following learning from the doctor that you have diabetes, you will also possible experie...
On November 14, I initiated a discussion with Scott Johnson after he posted on Google + about mySugr Academy (click on the PRO link for find...
Tim sent several of us an email on Monday saying Dr. Tom wanted to meet with us that afternoon after office hours. Jason, A.J, Tim, Jerry, ...
When we gathered for our November meeting on the fifteenth, we were pleasantly surprised. The doctor that Jason and several others had met ...
This is a little off topic, but when I read this in Diabetes Health, I had to think about what I had just read. Did I believe this? No, I ...
At least everyone agrees how important blood glucose testing is except the American Diabetes Association and the American Association of Cli...
In a short 24-week study, HbA1c levels improved and cholesterol levels were reduced to the point of reduced need for statins. Type 2 diabet...
In the year since I had helped this person get her VA benefits and her original doctor had gotten her an appointment with an endocrinologist...
The above chart published in WebMD shows how the American Diabetes Association does not care for people with type 2 diabetes. Granted the a...
With diabetes, you are in this for the long haul, no vacations, always something to be concerned about, and something to learn every day. I...
It was with much anticipation that a group of us went south to present a program to another group on November 8. Of the nine that wanted to...
When I was diagnosed in October of 2003, I knew it was possible and that diabetes was in my family. I admit I knew very little about diabet...
I had wanted to, but a doctor appointment was more important. I was on the road minutes after the start of the conference and did not retur...
Two days later, Karen sent me their phone number and asked me to call later at about 3:00 PM when Andy would be there. Then she started ask...
Even though this is interesting, it still does not tell us why many doctors are not using metformin as the first-line treatment for type 2 d...
Continued from the prior blog. The day Andy had been to the new doctor, his wife did send me an email. It was not a short email either. S...
I have heard of this, but I was not looking forward to the day I received an email with these circumstances. I answered the email, but felt...
I have make mistakes with insulin and I am not proud of the way I made them. As a result, I have set up checks to make sure they don't ...
When I first read about this a couple of weeks ago, I was not happy with the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. My first th...
